tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post1324757985180835515..comments2023-08-14T10:44:59.007-04:00Comments on Novel Spaces: 12 Myths Writers BelieveKeVin K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14792797517571690942noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-68636927147030420482016-04-08T12:15:11.255-04:002016-04-08T12:15:11.255-04:00I was writing very early, then in high school I go...I was writing very early, then in high school I got into journalism. In some ways, I still think of myself as a journalist. Great training!Sunny Frazierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03693884364418711551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-6738510319369821872016-04-08T09:52:14.060-04:002016-04-08T09:52:14.060-04:00Sunny, there's a lot of truth in your article....Sunny, there's a lot of truth in your article. But I still wish I'd started writing earlier and not waited until I'd finished being practical and responsible. I love it.Joyce Ann Brownhttp://www.joyceannbrown.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-51242387197649061912016-04-02T10:25:24.566-04:002016-04-02T10:25:24.566-04:00Perhaps this is why I have a life outside of writi...Perhaps this is why I have a life outside of writingAugiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17848187134055619150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-14729989401415013432016-04-02T10:25:07.029-04:002016-04-02T10:25:07.029-04:00Perhaps this is why I have a life outside of writi...Perhaps this is why I have a life outside of writingAugiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17848187134055619150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-90531931504568911902016-03-24T00:13:51.128-04:002016-03-24T00:13:51.128-04:00All truth, Sunny. I was saying this to an aspiring...All truth, Sunny. I was saying this to an aspiring writer just a few days ago. If I had devoted all the time and effort to selling insurance (or selling empanadas, or washing cars) that I've put into writing, I'd be sitting pretty. But yes, there are compensations, one being the fellowship of other writing masochists. Liane Spicerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05035607144500219524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-15007614357499879242016-03-15T15:37:55.752-04:002016-03-15T15:37:55.752-04:00Everything you said is true. As I sit here in the ...Everything you said is true. As I sit here in the same outfit I've worn three days in a row with tea burning my tongue and the lunch dishes still in the sink, I think to myself, "But why do I love it so much?" Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-69408955855641507172016-03-15T10:56:29.302-04:002016-03-15T10:56:29.302-04:00Quite a list. I liked #6, even though I'm a gu...Quite a list. I liked #6, even though I'm a guy thing. A lot of myth has worn off me too over the past fifteen years, a lot of it embarrassing shit. But, a lot of these are not just writers' myths, but are what non-writers believe. Like the one quote you had at beginning, "How exciting." Most of us did and do believe we have something to say, some important story to tell. I guess that can be taken as either being important or very trite. The hard part is always being original, different, concrete, concise, entertaining, so that someone wants to read more. It's a tough art, and a tougher business. Tim Desmondhttp://timdesmondblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-64428398887944821462016-03-15T08:58:51.202-04:002016-03-15T08:58:51.202-04:00Sunny, I'm very close to having my first book...Sunny, I'm very close to having my first book published. Just one ready to come out of that birth canal. One book, and I attest to all in this post. It's about as glamorous as doing the dishes after you've slaved to make a gourmet meal. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13411552854171950367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-20542368205888838832016-03-15T08:34:37.095-04:002016-03-15T08:34:37.095-04:00Sunny, as always, I admire and respect your honest...Sunny, as always, I admire and respect your honesty. And you made me laugh! You wrote what many (most?) of us really think but seldom admit. Well, except to other writers who are gluttons for punishment too. LOLPatricia Gligor's Writers Forumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16801554698484928100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-11912456496026948732016-03-15T02:12:37.813-04:002016-03-15T02:12:37.813-04:00Cora, we remain pessimistically optimistic.Cora, we remain pessimistically optimistic.Sunny Frazierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03693884364418711551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-75589009856882912852016-03-14T23:58:58.005-04:002016-03-14T23:58:58.005-04:00Sunny, your take on our writing careers is hilario...Sunny, your take on our writing careers is hilarious with that grain of truth. We are those misfits that find meaning in our process no matter how ridiculous or unfruitful our outcomes are. Corahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17513930284591250364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-77179908690406860482016-03-14T22:21:49.697-04:002016-03-14T22:21:49.697-04:00All very true. Maybe we are all a little crazy. I ...All very true. Maybe we are all a little crazy. I wrote a blog for Killers Nashville's blog last year titled, "My Writing Curse -- Ten Years and Counting."<br />The problem is it is so hard to give up on once you start. It's an addiction, a need, a hopeful dream. I actually don't know what it is, but if you start writing and get published, even when it's at a small level, it seems to draw you in to a whole other universe. Like I said, maybe we are all a little crazy. I know I can't walk away from it and I can't explain why I want it so much.authorlindathornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02605805996356003012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-22473011361109318302016-03-14T19:19:17.821-04:002016-03-14T19:19:17.821-04:00Charles--Paradise? It's called a library.
Deb...Charles--Paradise? It's called a library.<br /><br />Deborah--We are all collectively crazy. But, we're fun to hang around!Sunny Frazierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03693884364418711551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-66327024141743486522016-03-14T17:02:37.497-04:002016-03-14T17:02:37.497-04:00Alas, you speak the truth and yet, here we are sti...Alas, you speak the truth and yet, here we are still writing...that surely speaks volumes about us writers. Deborah Elliott-Uptonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00847049319243268520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-36854784828958545932016-03-14T08:16:30.237-04:002016-03-14T08:16:30.237-04:00Aye, we recognize our kind. A secret gang of outsi...Aye, we recognize our kind. A secret gang of outsiders, living on the fringes, in the shadows. Perhaps one day we'll rise together and overthrow the world order, create our own paradise.<br /><br />But that's...another story.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.com